The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, which was seen on CBS Sunday night, certainly improved with the network's sitcom star Neil Patrick Harris as host. Of course, with the last few telecasts featuring a theater-in-the-round setting and four reality show hosts, there's nowhere to go but up.
There were no surprises in the Best Shows categories. Those that were expected to win did so:
- "Mad Men" for best drama.
- "30 Rock" for best comedy.
- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" for best variety show.
- "Amazing Race" for best reality competition.
Continuing the theme of rewarding shows that few people watched, which is one of the reasons why the Emmy telecast's ratings keep sinking every year::
- Kristin Chenoweth of ABC's canceled "Pushing Daisies" won for best supporting actress in a comedy.
- Toni Collette won for best actress in a comedy with "United States of Tara", which is much better known as one of Diablo Cody's post-"Juno" projects.
- Glenn Close won for best actress in a drama in "Damages".
- Alec Baldwin of "30 Rock" wins yet again as best actor in a comedy.
- Same for Bryan Cranston, winning as best actor in a drama for "Breaking Bad".
Whoever made the decision to have comedian John Hodgman (that's the PC guy in those Apple commercials. His costar, Justin Long, was in the audience next to Drew Barrymore) give out tidbits on the winners was a genius except for one thing: You could barely hear him over the appaluse, and some of the tidbits went over people's heads. They should have used the other off-camera announcer, who had a clearer speaking voice.
At least Kanye West didn't show up.
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